Michael L. answered 02/16/16
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Hi Mary,
The standard form of a linear equation is
y = mx +b
You can write the expression give as
y =1/4(4x+8)
= 1/4*4x + 1/4*8
= x + 2
so y = x+2 is the standard form.
Hope this helps